KHARTOUM (Nabaa Sudan) – Adviser of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) Amjad Farid said Britain’s call to publish the report of the Panel of Experts on Darfur raises questions about the consistency of its position, given its continued issuance of licences for military equipment exports to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which multiple reports and investigations accuse of supporting the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia.
In a post on X, Farid explained that Kate Foster, Britain’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, called during the latest UN Security Council meeting for the publication of the Panel of Experts’ report and increased pressure on those responsible for financing and enabling the war. She noted that the advanced capabilities of the drones used in Sudan are being financed, transferred and supported through external networks.
Farid added that the report, portions of which have been leaked and published, contains a section on Emirati support for the RSF militia. He noted that the report had been submitted to Security Council members on July 13 and that Emirati pressure to prevent its publication had continued since then.
He pointed out that the Panel of Experts had previously issued a report concluding that the evidence concerning Emirati support and arms supplies to the militia had a degree of credibility.
Farid also highlighted the increase in the value of British licences for military equipment exports to the UAE under Category ML10, which covers drones, their engines, launch platforms and control equipment. The value rose from £4 million in 2023 to £87 million in 2024 and £77 million in 2025.
The TSC Adviser said Britain’s position should be judged by its actions, including whether it supports the full publication of the report, holds those involved in the militia’s arms-supply networks accountable, and reviews its military export licences to the UAE in light of the risk that the equipment could be diverted to Sudan.
He pointed to what he described as a contradiction between calling for an end to arms flows into Sudan and continuing to authorise military equipment exports to a country that multiple reports and investigations accuse of fuelling those flows.
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